Breakfast Seminar sponsored by Bio-Rad Laboratories
Shifting Gears for Syphilis Testing: Forward or Reverse; Manual or Automatic
Thomas S. Alexander, Ph.D., D(ABMLI), Summa Health

Continental Breakfast, EXHIBITS OPEN

Challenges in Primary Immunodeficiency: The Good, the Bad, the Evil
Erwin W. Gelfand, M.D., National Jewish Health

Understanding and Assessing the Vaccine Response in Immunocompromised Patients
Pia J. Hauk, M.D., National Jewish Health

Live Attenuated Vaccines in Cellular Immune Deficiency Post Bone Marrow Transplant
Elena Hsieh, M.D., University of Colorado Denver

Break – EXHIBITS OPEN

Can the Measurement of Typhim Vi IgG Be Used to Assess the Response to
Polysaccharide Vaccines?
Antony Parker, Ph.D., The Binding Site Group

Panel Discussion and Q/A
Moderated by Vijaya Knight, M.D., Ph.D. and Roshini Abraham, Ph.D.

Luncheon Seminar sponsored by Thermo Fisher Scientific
A Realistic Path to Achieving High Quality ANA/ENA Results, Efficiency Gains,
and Clinician Satisfaction
Ifor Williams, M.D., Ph.D., Emory University

Erwin Neter Award Lecture
Walking the Complement Pathways to Create a Unique Laboratory
Patricia B. Giclas, Ph.D., National Jewish Health

Abstract Award Presentations

AMLI Business Meeting for all AMLI Members 

Meet the Exhibitors Poster Session Reception

Depart for Annual Dinner at
Palettes Restaurant at the Denver Art Museum
Buses will depart between 6:00 and 6:15

Breakfast Seminar sponsored by Thermo Fisher Scientific.
Revised International Consensus Recommendation on Testing of
Anti-Neutrophil Cytoplasm Antibodies (ANCA) in Small Vessel Vasculitis:
Evaluation of ANCA Testing by Antigen Specific Assays
Elena Csernok, M.D., former head of Vasculitis Diagnostic and Research Unit at the Department of Rheumatology and Immunology, Klinikum Bad Bramstedt, University of Lübeck; currently, Reference Laboratory for Vasculitis Autoimmune Serology, Clinic for Internal Medicine, Rheumatology and Immunology, medius KLINIK KIRCHHEIM, Academic Lehr Hospital, University Tübingen, Germany

Continental Breakfast, Committee Meetings, EXHIBITS OPEN

Aging and the Immune System: An Overview
Amir A. Sadighi Akha, M.D., D.Phil., Mayo Clinic

Novel Pathways of Age-Enhanced Inflammation
Daniel R. Goldstein, M.D., University of Michigan Medical School

Break EXHIBITS OPEN

T Cell Aging – Mechanisms and Biomarkers
Jörg J. Goronzy, M.D., Ph.D., Stanford University School of Medicine

Aging, Inflammation and Poor B Cell Response: How Response to Vaccination
Decreases in Older and Obese Adults
Bonnie B. Blomberg, Ph.D., University of Miami Miller School of Medicine

Luncheon Seminar hosted by Euroimmun US
Neurology Diagnostics
Stanley J. Naides, MD., FACP, FACR, Quest Diagnostics

FREE AFTERNOON

Continental Breakfast
Committee Meetings

Molecular Diagnostics in the Clinical Laboratory: Win, Lose or Draw
Kevin Goudy, Ph.D., CSI Laboratories

Antibody Repertoire and Influenza Immunity
Ian A. York, DVM, M.Sc., Ph.D., NCIRD, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Break

Gene Therapy in the Treatment of Primary Immune Deficiencies
Caroline Kuo, M.D., UCLA Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA

Clonal Tracking of Genetically Engineered Human Immune and Hematopoietic Cells
Through Integration Sites Analysis
Luca Biasco, Ph.D., Dana-Farber/Boston Children’s Cancer and Blood Disorders Center; UCL Great Ormond Street Institute of Child Health

Cell-free DNA as a Transplant Rejection Biomarker
Eric T. Weimer, Ph.D., D(ABMLI), University of North Carolina School of Medicine

Closing Remarks